Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

boom of the hullfrog in his sedgy lair: | viii
watch the storm king build hil towers and
walls and i,attlements on high, hurlng cloud
/ against cloud and Ihunierbolt against thun
derholt till his wrath is appeased. and then &c
/ me shall b- blown the sweetness and the cool
ness of wet fields. and through the long and
/ languoruuS purple hour shall come twilight
l and the peace of him VINO lIveth well, and
under the solemn dome Of dusk, under tht
young eyes of the stars, under the hroal
sheen of the rising moon shall | float down
the river Of rest To an infinite calm.
This Is the city mans dream Of country
heaven, hut have not found il
! found the trees beloved 10y the slow stir
ring wind, but | found, too, that a large
| colony of Painful ants had got there before
me and was disposed To quarrel with intru
ders | have watched the coming OF the
chariot of day through the gates Of pearl, and
l noticed the Thermometer throw one leg over
the eightieth rung, and then REACH up and
pull himself up To the nlnetieth before the
chariot had got fairly going ! have learned
10 love the drone Of the wandering bee Al
immense distances, having discovered that
that pampered insect considers 1t quite joke
to ponari s!umbering stranger without
provocation.
have seen an abundance Of fresh vegeta
bles in rural districts and miles "f orchard
bending under the wealth Of pppin and
cherry, but the frugal and far seeing farmer
had mortgaged the entire lot, and the stranger
had 10 content himself with a snuffle for vel.
low peas just picked from Baltimor. can
These things have made me sad IL seems
to ME the honest granger should have nnbier
his barn blue and his well box green, insert a
fouI line advertisement IN the Sunday papers
and steer unSuSpecting citizens against his
corned beef and malaria in the guise of health
and economy. IL seems to me some what un-
reasonable for a man TO seek 50 far and fare
50 badly when lie could just well enjoy
his flies and skinned milk, his Insomnia and
profanity without leaving the city.
But the fact is every man bred in a city
considers himself swindled unless he has two
weeks of summer on farm, just the
farmer thinks life not worth living without
an annual tour through the joys Of the Bow
cry III winter 1t is an outbreak OF inward
cussednesS, like the hives, and every man gets
it. The whole pharmacopsia can furnish no
remedy and the only relief is 10 20 anu pur-
sue the wayward fancy and come home full
of sunburn. colo and repentance.
Go to the country, you toiers seeking for
rest, but let 1t be country indeed, with no
minglng Of town. Seek your balm from sky
and field, from sea and hill, from leaf and
blossom and bird, and YOU will get it for the
asking Let the sun brown the cheek and
hands Of yuur daughters. Let your boys
scurry through the tangle of woods, wild as
the chipmunk they chase. Get as far as
steam can carry you from the city and its
worry, from the crowd and Its tire>ome
apery; be child Of nature, worshiper Of
lsziness and sunshine-there is the sovereign
healing you seek, and yov will seek it in the
gatherings of fashion in vain.-N. y. World.